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返

fǎn

Meanings

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fǎn
  1. 1.to return (to)

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to return (to); to come or go back (to)
  2. 2.to return; to give back
  3. 3.to go to; to attend (a place that one regularly visits); to frequent
  4. 4.back, returning to a previous state
  5. 5.to be left over; to be remaining
  6. 6.Used after verbs for starting a new, good action.

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Etymology

See 反 (OC *panʔ, *pʰan).

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Stroke order

Components

返辶反

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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Synonyms

回歸返回回歸轉倒

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Derived terms

一去不返七返九還七返九还不返二返投唐倦鳥知返倦鸟知返回光返照廢然而返废然而返往返徒勞往返徒劳往返慈烏返哺慈乌返哺折返樂而忘返乐而忘返流連忘返流连忘返無功而返无功而返由博返約由博返约留連忘返留连忘返積重難返积重难返覺返迷津觉返迷津

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Related words

返回 to return to重返 to return to往返 to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip返还 restitution返现 (neologism c. 2009) to give a cashback reward to a consumer耳返 in-ear monitor (abbr. for 耳机返听系统[ěr jī fǎn tīng xì tǒng]) (contrasted with 地返[dì fǎn])返工 to do poorly done work over again返程 return trip返乡 to return to one's home town送返 to send back返青 (of plants) to turn green again返航 to return to the point of departure